Romania and Moldova Travel Guide
Romania and Moldova Travel Guide
by Lonely Planet author Leif
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and Moldova Travel Guide 2008 Updated September 10, 2008 |
Black Sea Coast Black Sea Coast | Constanta | Mamaia | Eforie Nord & Eforie Sud | Resorts: Costinesti, Neptun-Olimp, Jupiter, Cap Aurora, Venus and Saturn Mangalia | Doi Mai & Vama Veche | Histria | Northern Dobrogea
Constanta is the staging area – and is hence quickly left behind - to Romania's Black Sea Coast recreation. Romanians and tourists - and eventually hoards of Italian men looking for hot bod mistresses - arrive by the train and bus load all summer. Sharp annual price hikes have made a trip here fairly expensive, even by Western European standards, though staying in private homes, camping or hotel room stuffing can ease expenses for you econo-beach bums. Popular opinion is that Bulgaria has just about the same Black Sea bang for much less buck. That said, by avoiding a few lamentable areas Romania's offerings will effectively pacify one’s need for sun, water sports and life-threatening amounts of clubbing without having to suffer through border formalities. In the box to the right, I'm listing the Romania's seaside destinations, including Constanta, where all beach-centric train, bus and plane arrivals occur, and then running south until the Vama Veche near the Bulgarian border.
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